Saudi International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem) announced that the Polybutylene Terephthalate Plant (PBT), owned by Sipchem Chemical Co., an affiliate of Sipchem, commenced commercial operations on July 01, 2018. The plant is located in Jubail Industrial City. The PBT plant performance…
KBR, Inc. (Houston; www.kbr.com) announced that it has been awarded a contract to supply its proprietary SCORE Ethylene Technology to GS Caltex Corporation for a grassroots mixed feed cracker (MFC) for its project in Yeosu, South Korea. Under the terms…
Johnson Matthey (London, U.K.; www.matthey.com) announced that it is building a demonstration scale plant in Clitheroe, UK to manufacture next generation battery materials to power electric vehicles. The new, multi-million pound plant will have a capacity of 1,000 metric tons…
The Unipetrol Group (Prague, Czech Republic; www.unipetrol.cz) started producing aviation fuel in its Litvínov Refinery to meet growing demand for aviation fuel and new business opportunities within the international group PKN Orlen, the majority owner of Unipetrol. By opening the…
Norsk Hydro ASA (Oslo, Norway; www.hydro.com) announced that its technology pilot at Karmøy has begun full production. All 60 electrolysis cells are now in operation at Karmøy, where Hydro aims to industrialize a climate and energy efficient aluminum electrolysis technology.…
The Linde Group (Munich, Germany; www.the-linde-group.com) is investing in the expansion of existing products to improve business continuity planning (BCP), while adding new products with improved purity to meet the growing needs of sub-10-nm semiconductor factories and advanced flat panel…
Samsung Engineering Co. (Seoul, South Korea; www.samsungengineering.com) signed a $500-million contract with Long Son Petrochemicals Co., Ltd. (LSP), a subsidiary of SCG Chemicals, for a polyolefins project in Vietnam at an official signing ceremony at the SCG Chemicals headquarters in…
As part of the voluntary commitments for the French government’s Circular Economy Roadmap and in line with French and European Union objectives in the area of plastic recycling, Total S.A. (Paris, France; www.total.com), Saint-Gobain S.A. (Courbevoie, France; www.saint-gobain.com), Citeo and…
Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) is continuing to expand its silica production capacity in response to high demand within the tire industry. Precipitated silica materials are an essential ingredient in tires with reduced rolling resistance and, as part of…
To meet growing customer demand in Europe, Oxea GmbH (Monheim am Rhein, Germany; www.oxea-chemicals.com) will increase its European production capacity for neopentyl glycol (NPG). A debottlenecking project for NPG at the Oberhausen, Germany, production site is underway. Oxea has already…